Recent content by JoDa

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC On 5/31/15, my horrible, no-good tenants finally vacated my property. I did a final walk-through for them, as required by law, and noted several things, which they opted not to fix. During the walk-through, I also noted that the hallway floor...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC I have been trying for a while now to find a company that will write me an umbrella policy without an underlying auto policy, with no luck. My current solution to that is to have excessive homeowner's coverage on my properties, individually...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC The rental property is a condo. The Condo Association rules prohibit indoor smoking. Those rules were attached as a noted addendum to the lease. The lease also has a separate no smoking clause, which states that any "damage" from smoking is...

Like a large portion of the Eastern part of the US, we had a nice day today. Nearly 70 here in DC! So I went out in the yard with my dog (ONLY my dog) for a while. A neighbor came by with his dogs (2), and I invited him into the yard to let our dogs play and have a beer (him, not the dogs, of...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC Again, I apologize if this is not the correct forum for this issue. I have a neighbor down the street who is apparently afraid of dogs. While I am deeply sympathetic to that fear, she has repeatedly called the police on me when I have my own...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but hopefully a mod will move it if not. Back in April I bought a condo. It's all electric except for my gas range. The day after I closed, I called the gas company to put the gas bill in my...